The Oxford Companion to English Literature
by Harvey, Sir Paul [ Compiler and Editor ]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Oxford at the Clarendon Press, London, 1950. Third Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. preface by editor, preface to the second edition, preface to the third edition and four appendices. Blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Arranged alphabetically a companion to English literature. With figures, both fiction and non fiction, of note throughout the long history of English literature. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the backstrip and to the lower book edges. Rubbing to the book corners and there has been rubbing to the cloth of the boards. A few marks also noted to the book panels. Browning and foxing to the text block edges. Browning, offset tanning and foxing to the endpapers and very light age toning to the internal pages. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. VIII, 932 pages,. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; Technical; Reference. Inventory No: 0106083. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0106083
- Title
- The Oxford Companion to English Literature
- Author
- Harvey, Sir Paul [ Compiler and Editor ]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford at the Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- BZDB2 English Literature -- Companion -- Oxford Literature & Literary; Technical; Reference. Unbranded Harvey, Sir Paul [ Compiler and Editor ] The Oxford Companion to English Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference; Technical;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Heel
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- Gilt
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